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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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